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Founded: 1608-1616Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Germany
Historical period: Reformation & Wars of Religion (Germany)
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Schloss Holte is a baroque water castle from the 17th century located in the East Westphalian town of Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock. It is the successor to a water castle from the 14th century, which was destroyed by fire in 1556. Rebuilt as a hunting lodge from 1608 to 1616, incorporating existing building remnants, by Count Johann III. of East Frisia and his wife Sabina Catharina von Rietberg, it passed through marriage at the end of the 17th century to the Kaunitz family.
In 1822, Friedrich Ludwig Tenge acquired the neglected property and converted it into a residence for his son-in-law. Simultaneously, the entrepreneur built an ironworks south of the castle. The estate is still privately owned by the Tenge-Rietberg family, who have established rental apartments in the castle. The buildings and the park are not open to the public.
The Walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople (today Istanbul) since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great. With numerous additions and modifications during their history, they were the last great fortification system of antiquity, and one of the most complex and elaborate systems ever built. They were also the largest and strongest fortification in both the ancient and medieval world.
Initially built by Constantine the Great, the walls surrounded the new city on all sides, protecting it against attack from both sea and land. As the city grew, the famous double line of the Theodosian Walls was built in the 5th century. Although the other sections of the walls were less elaborate, they were, when well-manned, almost impregnable for any medieval besieger.